In 2016, Missio Dei Houston, a group led by former Redeemer Episcopal
youth pastor Mark Ball, is helping refugees fleeing from the Middle
East to Houston, with a big fundraising event to be held on the evening
of December 22, 2016, at Bohemeo's.There were Christmas Carols and such there.

There's also the Advent Conspiracy effort by the Vineyard Church of Houston,
on the evening of December 17, from 5 to 9 pm, and I attended
that as well, selling a few handcrafted artworks with 40% of the sale
amount (at my booth, anyway) going to charities helping provide clean
water for poor villages.These events were both worth attending for anyone feeling a desire to give back during the holiday season - and they may well be repeated in some form in 2017.I
am also likely to play a role in a video production group at the
Houston Vineyard (a life group in Q2 2017) so keep an eye out for more
news on that when we've gotten to that point. Also, Troop 4 will see some video screenings (all the T4 videos) at some point around February 2017, so keep an eye out for news about that as well.